FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 32-year-old Coon Rapids man was killed Thursday night in a motorcycle crash near the Minnesota State Fairgrounds , according to the State Patrol.

Fatal motorcycle crash

The backstory:

Authorities responded to the crash at about 10:21 p.m. Thursday on Snelling Avenue at Garden Avenue in Falcon Heights. When officers arrived, they learned a Yamaha MT09 was heading northbound on Snelling Avenue and a Volkswagen Touareg was headed southbound.

Motorcylist not wearing helmet

What we know:

The Volkswagen turned to go eastbound on Garden Avenue when it was struck by the motorcycle. The motorcyclist, identified as 32-year-old Samuel Kelly Lewer, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet.

A 25-year-old female passenger on the motorcycl

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